Northern Songs

The story of how Lennon and McCartney lost the most valuable song publishing catalogue in the world. This is a staggering saga of incompetence, duplicity and music industry politics.

How did minor singer turned publisher Dick James get to handle Lennon and McCartney s songs? Why did Michael Jackson s stake in the legendary catalogue cause a rift with Paul McCartney? Why does Paul McCartney now own just two Beatles songs? Also includes interviews with George Martin, Paul McCartney, the late Dick James son Steven, Yoko Ono and those in the know from Apple Corp, DJM and EMI.